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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 612 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-8500 - 131 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - CA$274.39 vs CA$700.0
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
88.34394904458598%
Multi-Core
4844
40.417188151856486%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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